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The Sun suffers big sales fall without Page 3 - but don't rush to conclusionshttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/06/the-sun-suffers-big-sales-fall-without-page-3-but-dont-rush-to-conclusions
<p>End of topless pictures may not be the reason for the paper’s circulation drop</p><p>On 22 January, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/23/the-suns-peekaboo-page-3-gives-readers-a-mixed-message">the Sun published its final Page 3 picture of a woman with bare breasts</a>. So how has the lack of a daily topless model affected the newspaper’s circulation? </p><p>Bald facts first. In February, the first full month without Page 3, the Sun recorded its lowest sale since early 1971, less than two years after Rupert Murdoch acquired the title.</p><p> <span>Related: </span><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jan/23/the-suns-peekaboo-page-3-gives-readers-a-mixed-message">The Sun's peekaboo Page 3 gives readers a mixed message</a> </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/06/the-sun-suffers-big-sales-fall-without-page-3-but-dont-rush-to-conclusions">Continue reading...</a>MediaThe SunPage 3News UKRupert MurdochABCsDaily TelegraphThe TimesThe IndependentThe GuardianDaily dealsDaily ExpressDaily StarDaily MirroriFinancial TimesSunday TelegraphSunday TimesIndependent on SundayNews of the WorldMail on SundaySunday ExpressThe PeopleSunday MirrorDaily Star SundaySun on SundayNational newspapersNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesFri, 06 Mar 2015 13:44:23 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/mar/06/the-sun-suffers-big-sales-fall-without-page-3-but-dont-rush-to-conclusionsPhotograph: Screen grabThe Sun’s final ‘Page 3 girl’ as published on 22 January.Photograph: Screen grabThe Sun’s final ‘Page 3 girl’ as published on 22 January.Roy Greenslade2015-03-06T13:44:23ZLondon nightlife app YPlan raises £7.9m and sets sights on New Yorkhttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2013/jun/05/yplan-funding-apps-london
'No true lastminute marketplace exists for the consumers to discover the events that are happening right now,' says CEO Rytis Vitkauskas<p>London-based startup <a href="https://yplanapp.com/">YPlan</a> launched its &quot;going out app&quot; for iPhone in November 2012, as a way for people to find and book tickets for events at the last minute.</p><p>Since then, it's been downloaded 200k times from the UK App Store, with the company claiming it's now installed on more than 10% of iPhones in London.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2013/jun/05/yplan-funding-apps-london">Continue reading...</a>AppsTechnologyTechnology startupsSmartphonesDaily dealsWed, 05 Jun 2013 14:28:49 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/appsblog/2013/jun/05/yplan-funding-apps-londonPRYPlan co-founders Rytis Vitkauskas and Viktoras JucikasPRStuart Dredge2013-06-05T14:28:49ZWomen's representation in media: who's running the show?http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/dec/06/women-representation-media
How many women journalists are there in media publications? How do bylines break down by gender? Find out which publications are the most equal<br />• <a href="#data">Get the data</a><p>How many women journalists are there in media publications and institutions? How does the Daily Mail compare to the Telegraph for female voices? Guardian research shows that many are over-whelmingly <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/dec/04/why-british-public-life-dominated-men">male dominated</a>.</p><p>Earlier this year, from Monday 13th June to Friday 8th July – before the school summer holidays started, to avoid any skewing affect - <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/kiracochrane">Kira Cochrane</a> and a group of researchers carried out a simple count of newspaper bylines. They went through seven daily newspapers in their entirety each day, counting and recording the number of male and female writers, and then calculating the percentage values. Kira explains the process here:</p><p><br />Where the sex of the writer was unclear, and a good amount of research didn't help, the byline was left out of the count. This happened 15 or fewer times, across all the newspapers, in the space of each week, out of more than 3500 bylines altogether in that same time period, so it had, at most, a mild blurring effect on this media snapshot.</p><p>We didn't count the names in the games section, weather section, or on cartoons - only written content was included. The data didn't include the names on pieces marked 'edited by' or 'compiled by', or additional reporting or research credits. They did include bylines that appeared at the bottom of the article rather than the top. Where there were joint bylines, each name was included equally in the count. This wasn't a scientific study, but it was an attempt to count every byline in as fair and straightforward a fashion as possible.</p><p>SOURCE: GUARDIAN RESEARCH</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/dec/06/women-representation-media">Continue reading...</a>WomenEqualityMediaGenderDaily MailThe TimesDaily TelegraphDaily dealsThe SunIndependent News & MediaQuestion TimeTue, 06 Dec 2011 11:56:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/dec/06/women-representation-mediaGraphicGraphic showing male dominance in panel shows. Graphic by Mark McCormick Photograph: GraphicAmi Sedghi &amp; Kira Cochrane2011-12-06T11:56:00ZGroup buying for businesses sparks new dotcom feverhttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/aug/07/group-buying-business-dotcom-fever
Huddlebuy and SME Discounts are only two of the sites offering small firms the chance to benefit from bulk order discounts<p>Forget half-price spa days or restaurant meals. The latest craze in e-commerce is discount websites for businesses, all trying to emulate the success of Groupon.</p><p>The world's largest <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2011/jan/29/group-buying-does-it-deliver" title="Guardian: Group-buying">online daily deals</a> company started in the US with a two-for-one pizza deal only two and a half years ago and turned down a &pound;4bn takeover offer from Google last December. It is now gearing up for a stock market flotation that could value the company – which is still loss-making – at more than $20bn (&pound;12bn).</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/aug/07/group-buying-business-dotcom-fever">Continue reading...</a>Small businessGrouponTechnologySaving moneyConsumer affairsDaily dealsInternetE-commerceTechnology sectorServices sectorSun, 07 Aug 2011 15:50:34 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/aug/07/group-buying-business-dotcom-feverScott Olson/Getty ImagesGroupon's headquarters, Chicago. The success of the bulk-buying site has led to a flurry of imitators. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesScott Olson/Getty ImagesGroupon's headquarters, Chicago. The success of the bulk-buying site has led to a flurry of imitators. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesJulia Kollewe2011-08-07T15:50:34ZDiscount firm Groupon aims for $750m in US stock market floathttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jun/02/groupon-stock-market-plans
Three-year-old Chicago firm seeks backing for expansion after attracting 83m subscribers<p>Online discount coupon service Groupon has confirmed plans to go public, announcing its intention to raise an estimated $750m (&pound;460m) on the US stock markets and become the latest, and largest, social media firm so far to feed an investor frenzy for new technology companies.</p><p>Groupon, a three-year-old Chicago-based start-up, is by some measures the fastest growing firm in history. It notched up revenue of $94m in 2008, its first year of business. In the first quarter of 2011, revenues were $644.7m, according to information filed with US regulators.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jun/02/groupon-stock-market-plans">Continue reading...</a>GrouponTechnologyDigital mediaE-commerceInternetDaily dealsUS newsWorld newsBusinessIPOsChicagoThu, 02 Jun 2011 22:55:56 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jun/02/groupon-stock-market-plansScott Olson/Getty ImagesGroupon is hoping to raise $750m from its initial public offering on the US stock markets. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesScott Olson/Getty ImagesGroupon is hoping to raise $750m from its initial public offering on the US stock markets. Photograph: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesDominic Rushe in New York2011-06-02T22:55:56ZFacebook prepares to launch its Groupon rivalhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2011/apr/07/facebook-deals-groupon
<p>Facebook is about to add yet another new product to its revenue-generating machine, widely predicted to be <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-deals-2011-4">unveiling a Groupon competitor</a> at a press conference in California shortly.</p><p>The new service is based around Facebook Deals <del>confusingly dubbed 'Facebook Deals' as distinct from 'Facebook Places Deals'</del>, which it <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/31/facebook-places-deals-uk-europe">launched in the UK</a> in January and the US last November. That service let users check in to venues using the Places location tool to take advantage of special offers, though there has been little buzz about the service since launch.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2011/apr/07/facebook-deals-groupon">Continue reading...</a>MediaDigital mediaTechnologyFacebookGrouponDaily dealsE-commerceSocial networkingThu, 07 Apr 2011 12:54:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2011/apr/07/facebook-deals-grouponJemima Kiss2011-04-07T12:54:00ZLiving Social's $3bn valuation - profiting from the growth of socialhttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/apr/05/living-social-funding
<p><a href="http://livingsocial.com">Living Social</a>, the daily deals service that claims to have popularised the <a href="http://livingsocial.com/deals/15010-30-minute-fish-pedicure?aff_id=403&amp;offer_id=4">fish pedicure</a> in the UK, has been valued at more than $3bn in a new round of funding that <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703712504576243843300524596.html">raises an additional $400m</a> for the site.</p><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastien_michel/5438637375/" title="Fish p&eacute;dicure by S&eacute;bastien Michel, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5258/5438637375_d1de901806.jpg" width="460" alt="Fish p&eacute;dicure" /></a><br /><em>Photo by <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/sebastien_michel/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sebastien_michel/">S&eacute;bastien Michel</a> on Flickr. <a href="/help/general/#147">Some rights reserved</a></em></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/apr/05/living-social-funding">Continue reading...</a>Technology startupsMediaDigital mediaTechnologyE-commerceDaily dealsGrouponTue, 05 Apr 2011 14:40:42 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/apr/05/living-social-fundingJemima Kiss2011-04-05T14:40:42ZYell to focus on 'local search' to defend against rivals Google and Grouponhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/feb/16/yell-local-search-google-groupon
Yellow Pages publisher to restructure global operation as it looks to avoid potential breach of banking covenants<p>Yell is to restructure its global operation and focus on owning &quot;local search&quot; to try to defend its business from rivals including Google and Groupon, as the embattled directories company looks to avoid a potential breach of banking covenants.</p><p>The Yellow Pages publisher on Tuesday saw its shares slump by more than 10% to less than 9p, the lowest the company has hit since listing on the stock exchange in July 2003, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/15/yell-profits-miss-analysts-expectations" title="after it reported a continued slide in its business performance">after it reported a continued slide in its business performance</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/feb/16/yell-local-search-google-groupon">Continue reading...</a>HibuMedia businessDigital mediaMediaBusinessGoogleAdvertisingInternetTechnologyDaily dealsGrouponWed, 16 Feb 2011 07:17:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2011/feb/16/yell-local-search-google-grouponIan Waldie/Getty ImagesYell’s total revenues continue to tumble as the print advertising business falls. Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty ImagesIan Waldie/Getty ImagesYell’s total revenues continue to tumble as the print advertising business falls. Photograph: Ian Waldie/Getty ImagesMark Sweney2011-02-16T07:17:47ZSuper Bowl 2011: Christina Aguilera and Groupon fluff their lines | Richard Adamshttp://www.theguardian.com/world/richard-adams-blog/2011/feb/07/christina-aguilera-super-bowl-groupon-national-anthem
Christina Aguilera and Groupon followed in the footsteps of Janet Jackson with an embarrassing fluff at the Super Bowl<p>The history books will say that the Pittsburgh Steelers lost 2011's Super Bowl XLV – but on the night the biggest losers were the pop star Christina Aguilera and the cut-price internet site Groupon.</p><p>Mountainous Tibet - one of the most beautiful places in the world. This is Timothy Hutton. The people of Tibet are in trouble, their very culture in jeopardy. But they still whip up an amazing fish curry. And since 200 of us bought on Groupon.com we're getting $30 worth of Tibetan food for just $15 at Himalayan restaurant in Chicago.</p><p>Groupon seems to have achieved the unique feat of paying $3M to lose customers who previously loved them.</p><p>Who is in charge of decision-making at Groupon? Because not only did the discount site turn down $6 billion from Google last year, they also produced the worst Super Bowl ad of 2011. And cast Timothy Hutton in it!</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/world/richard-adams-blog/2011/feb/07/christina-aguilera-super-bowl-groupon-national-anthem">Continue reading...</a>Christina AguileraSuper BowlUS televisionNFLUS sportsBlack Eyed PeasMusicSportUS newsWorld newsDaily dealsGrouponMon, 07 Feb 2011 05:27:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/richard-adams-blog/2011/feb/07/christina-aguilera-super-bowl-groupon-national-anthemJeff Haynes/REUTERSChristina Aguilera performs the National Anthem before the start of the NFL's Super Bowl XLV football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers in Arlington, Texas, February 6, 2011. Photograph: Jeff Haynes/REUTERSRichard Adams2011-02-07T05:27:00ZFacebook Deals analysis: what's the strategy behind this new scheme?http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/jan/31/facebook-deals-strategy-analysis-uk
Groupon, Google, Foursquare and SCVNGR all have something new to worry about with the advent of the giant social network's latest move into local - and free - advertising<p>For a service built on intricate, highly personalised digital networks created online by several hundred million people and some of the world's best engineers, Facebook Deals - <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/jan/31/facebook-places-deals-uk-europe">announced today</a> - has a curiously analogue interface when the deal in question reaches its final destination: users wanting validation will have to wave their phone screen towards the person behind the counter. &quot;See - look! I've checked in, and I have a voucher!&quot; It feels like the digital equivalent of a train running out of track, but somehow that's enough of a confirmation that people really are taking part, and not just pretend-gazing at a screen.</p><p>That said, Deals is clever and timely. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/jan/31/facebook-deals-strategy-analysis-uk">Continue reading...</a>FacebookSocial networkingAdvertisingSocial mediaMediaTechnologyLocation based servicesGoogleDaily dealsGrouponMon, 31 Jan 2011 18:40:38 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/jan/31/facebook-deals-strategy-analysis-ukJoe Raedle/Getty ImagesFacebook Deals will give you discounts on coffee at Starbucks - so is it helping 'local' business? Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesJemima Kiss2011-01-31T18:40:38ZFacebook Places Deals to target local business ads in UK and Europehttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jan/31/facebook-places-deals-uk-europe
Move links with Starbucks, Debenhams, 02 and more but puts Facebook on collision course with Groupon and Google<p>Facebook made a significant move into the potentially lucrative local business advertising space on Monday with the launch in the UK and other European countries of Places Deals, which gives users discounts and benefits with nearby shops, restaurants and venues through their mobile phones.</p><p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/blog.php?post=446183422130" title="">Launched in the US last November</a>, Facebook Deals lets users 'check in' to venues via the Places feature on its mobile app for iPhone, Android and through facebook.com on some smartphones.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jan/31/facebook-places-deals-uk-europe">Continue reading...</a>FacebookLocation based servicesSocial mediaAdvertisingGoogleDigital mediaMediaDaily dealsGrouponMon, 31 Jan 2011 12:07:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jan/31/facebook-places-deals-uk-europeSuzanne Plunkett/ReutersFacebook Deals ... checking in for bargains? Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/ReutersSuzanne Plunkett/ReutersFacebook Places Deals Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/ReutersJemima Kiss2011-01-31T12:07:00ZGroup-buying – does it deliver?http://www.theguardian.com/money/2011/jan/29/group-buying-does-it-deliver
Group-buying websites such as Groupon or Incahoot promise incredible deals and huge discounts. Patrick Collinson checks out his local offers<p>I can't confess to being especially excited about a facial for &pound;29 at a hairdressers in London's Piccadilly. Or a two-hour tooth-whitening session for &pound;99 a few miles further north in Finchley. And a &pound;17.50 flotation tank experience in west London doesn't really float my boat.</p><p>Yet the group-buying websites advertising these deals are, according to reports, worth billions of pounds. Just before Christmas, <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/dec/05/google-groupon-discount-websites" title="Google offered &pound;4bn for a US firm">Google offered &pound;4bn for a US firm</a> called <a href="http://www.groupon.co.uk/" title="">Groupon</a> that started in business only two years ago and whose profits are just a tiny fraction of that amount. What is even more astonishing is that the firm's 30-year-old founder, Andrew Mason, spurned Google's advances.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/money/2011/jan/29/group-buying-does-it-deliver">Continue reading...</a>Saving moneyConsumer affairsMoneyDaily dealsGrouponSat, 29 Jan 2011 00:01:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/money/2011/jan/29/group-buying-does-it-deliverGraham Turner/GuardianGroup-buying deals are more likely to be for local services, such as beauty treatments. Photograph: Graham Turner for the GuardianGraham Turner/GuardianGroup-buying deals are more likely to be for local services, such as beauty treatments or eating out, than for goods such as TVs or furniture. Photograph: Graham Turner for the GuardianPatrick Collinson2011-01-29T00:01:03ZLinkedIn plans to float this yearhttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jan/28/linkedin-flotation
Social networking site aimed at business professionals to lead wave of IPOs at companies such as Facebook and Groupon<p>LinkedIn, the online service for business professionals, is to go public this year, the first social networking company to float on the New York stock exchange.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jan/28/linkedin-flotation">Continue reading...</a>LinkedInTechnologySocial networkingDigital mediaMedia businessMediaIPOsBusinessUK newsDaily dealsGrouponFri, 28 Jan 2011 12:38:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/jan/28/linkedin-flotationJustin Sullivan/Getty ImagesLinkedIn ... set to do the business with flotation? Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesJustin Sullivan/Getty ImagesLinkedIn Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesJosh Halliday2011-01-28T12:38:03ZGroupon, Square and Bump: is this the latest gold rush?http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/jan/11/groupon-square-bump-investment
The current hot tech firms and apps show that investors are ready to think big<p>Three bumper investment stories surfaced today: Groupon, Square and Bump – in varying degrees of magnitude.</p><p>Groupon, the deal-of-the-day site, closed the last major chunk of a $950m (&pound;608m) funding round last night. This round was first revealed just after Groupon rejected a $5.3bn acquisition by Google in November; in December it became clear the company had decided that being bought wasn't the only option for raising money in a company with an astonishing perceived value.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/jan/11/groupon-square-bump-investment">Continue reading...</a>InternetTechnologyMobile phonesTelecomsiPhoneAppleAppsComputing and the netMedia businessMediaDaily dealsGrouponTue, 11 Jan 2011 18:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2011/jan/11/groupon-square-bump-investmentLinda Nylind/GuardianGroupon ... the deals site is just two years old but is rumoured to have revenue of $800m a year. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the GuardianLinda Nylind/GuardianIPhone Photograph: Linda Nylind for the GuardianJemima Kiss2011-01-11T18:01:00ZGroupon seeking $950m private share issuehttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/dec/29/groupon-private-share-issue-reported
US discount website Groupon, which snubbed $6bn Google offer, reported to be planning share issue and possible IPO<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/dec/05/google-groupon-discount-websites" title="">Groupon, the discount deals website that snubbed a $6bn (&pound;3.9bn) offer from Google</a>, is to raise $1bn of its own.</p><p>The company emails its 35 million subscribers with targeted daily deals from local businesses and is by some measures the fastest-growing internet firm ever. In two years the company has sold 18m coupons in the US, expanded to 35 countries and has 3,000 staff, mostly in sales.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/dec/29/groupon-private-share-issue-reported">Continue reading...</a>Internet IPOsE-commerceInternetTechnologyRetail industryBusinessUS economyDaily dealsGrouponWed, 29 Dec 2010 18:45:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2010/dec/29/groupon-private-share-issue-reportedPublic DomainGroupon has by some measures become the fastest-growing internet firm everPublic DomainThe Groupon website.Dominic Rushe in New York2010-12-29T18:45:05ZDiscount website dares to cut and run from Googlehttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/dec/05/google-groupon-discount-websites
Groupon has done the unthinkable and spurned a $6bn offer from the search giant Google<p>When Sally Blenkey-Tchassova first started her burlesque dance classes in New York last summer, she said she was lucky to get four students. Now she has 800 new clients on her books. Lady Gaga's love of the raunchy dance style and the new movie <em>Burlesque</em>, starring Cher and Christina Aguilera, have helped. But the British-born entrepreneur credits one company in particular with really giving her business a high kick: Groupon, a two-year-old internet startup that may be the fastest-growing firm in history and has just spurned a $6bn takeover bid from Google.</p><p>Chicago-based Groupon is the hottest company of the moment in the US technology industry. Its decision, late on Friday, to walk away from a multibillion-dollar buyout by the world's biggest internet search company is a sign of remarkable audacity on the part of founder Andrew Mason, a doggedly wacky 29-year-old.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/dec/05/google-groupon-discount-websites">Continue reading...</a>Technology startupsGoogleTechnologyInternetBusinessDaily dealsGrouponSun, 05 Dec 2010 00:05:59 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/dec/05/google-groupon-discount-websitesPublic DomainThe Groupon website.Public DomainThe Groupon website.Dominic Rushe in New York2010-12-05T00:05:59ZAmazon and Google eye voucher firm dealshttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/dec/02/google-groupon-amazon-livingsocial
Google reported to be lining up $6bn takeover of Groupon, while Amazon is said to be ready to invest $150m in LivingSocial<p>Internet heavyweights Google and Amazon are reportedly moving closer to separately investing billions of dollars in the lucrative online voucher market.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/dec/02/google-groupon-amazon-livingsocial">Continue reading...</a>E-commerceTechnology startupsGoogleAmazon.comInternetTechnologyBusinessDigital mediaMedia businessMediaDaily dealsGrouponThu, 02 Dec 2010 16:59:36 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/dec/02/google-groupon-amazon-livingsocialFred Prouser/ReutersAn online coupon sent via email from Groupon. Photograph: Fred Prouser/ReutersFred Prouser/ReutersAn online coupon sent via email from Groupon Photograph: Fred Prouser/ReutersJosh Halliday2010-12-02T16:59:36ZGroupon, LivingSocial, Keynoir: Who's who in the social-buying space?http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2010/dec/02/amazon-livingsocial-groupon
<p>What's the deal of the day? It seems like it might be another massive story for the social buying sites, with <a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon</a> widely expected to announce a $150m investment in <a href="http://livingsocial.com/">LivingSocial</a>, a rival deals site to <a href="http://groupon.com/">Groupon</a>, later today.</p><p>While not quite pulling the reported $50m monthly revenues of Groupon - which is expected to be <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/pda/2010/nov/29/google-groupon">acquired by Google</a> shortly for $5.4bn - LivingSocial claims its origins as a Facebook app meant it started life with a stronger viral base and was able to get off the ground with fewer resources. </p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2010/dec/02/amazon-livingsocial-groupon">Continue reading...</a>Technology startupsE-commerceGoogleAmazonMediaDigital mediaTechnologyDaily dealsGrouponThu, 02 Dec 2010 16:24:52 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2010/dec/02/amazon-livingsocial-grouponJemima Kiss2010-12-02T16:24:52ZHas Google just bought Groupon - this year's web sensation?http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2010/nov/29/google-groupon
<p>Pick one big trend gaining serious traction in the past year and it'll be <a href="http://www.groupon.com">Groupon</a>, which offers a different daily discount deal to users in their local area. So no surprise that after days of speculation, it looks like Google has just sealed the acquisition deal for, claims <a href="http://vator.tv/news/2010-11-28-google-buys-groupon-for-25-billion">Vator.TV</a>, $2.5bn. The ink's still wet on this one, we're led to believe.</p><p>Groupon is that valuable thing in the hot web space - it makes serious money, especially for a site that launch in 2008. Revenues are reportedly more than $50m a month and in April it was valued - according to reports of its <a href="http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2010/0830/entrepreneurs-groupon-facebook-twitter-next-web-phenom.html">attempts to raise funding</a> - at more than $1.35bn.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2010/nov/29/google-groupon">Continue reading...</a>GoogleTechnology startupsE-commerceMediaDigital mediaTechnologyDaily dealsGrouponMon, 29 Nov 2010 10:21:50 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/technology/pda/2010/nov/29/google-grouponguardian.co.ukJemima Kiss2010-11-29T10:21:50ZElevator Pitch: Crowdity takes on Groupon in the UKhttp://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/aug/17/crowdity-groupon-startup
<p>From the back of a fag packet idea in January this year to the launch on 11 May, Battersea-based Crowdity has already built a base of 35,000 active users and is aiming for 350,000 within a year.</p><p>Chief executive and founding partner Robert Berrisford employs six staff and funds the company privately.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/aug/17/crowdity-groupon-startup">Continue reading...</a>Technology startupsE-commerceMediaDigital mediaDaily dealsGrouponTue, 17 Aug 2010 08:06:28 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/aug/17/crowdity-groupon-startupguardian.co.ukCrowdity chief executive Robert BerrisfordJemima Kiss2010-08-17T08:06:28Z